Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 514
On the third day of the first lunar month, Fan Ning was supposed to pay New Year’s greetings to another father-in-law, Zhu Xiaoyun, but Zhu Xiaoyun took his family back to Wujiang to worship their ancestors, so Fan Ning took his family to pay New Year’s greetings to his third grandfather Zhu Yuanfeng. Coincidentally, Fan Tiege also brought his old His wife and grandson Fan Guangming paid New Year's greetings to Zhu Yuanfeng, and everyone happened to meet together, and Zhu Yuanfeng's residence was extremely lively.

Fan Ning accompanied his second uncle Fan Tiege to sit in the lobby and chat with Zhu Yuanfeng. Their topic was mainly about business. Zhu Yuanfeng paid special attention to the Fan's trading firm created by Mingren and Mingli. In just a few years, it became the largest in Quanzhou. Overseas trade merchants are truly amazing.

Fan Tiege said with a smile: "Don't think highly of them, the three grandpas. They are moving fast, mainly due to their strong capital. They have invested more than half of the gold they mined in Kunzhou, so that they can have hundreds of ships in just a few years." Sea ships, employ nearly thousands of sailors, whoever has so much gold will do a good job!"

Zhu Yuanfeng shook his head, "I don't think so, their brothers knew how to do business since they were young, and there are more people who have capital to go, and whoever is a big businessman in overseas trade is not worth 10,000+ coins, but who can do it in just five years?" Become the number one in Quanzhou? That kind of courage and courage is really not something that ordinary people dare to play. Do you know how much money Mingren made from the two thousand rosewoods that were transported to the capital last year? I paid 20 taels of silver, which is so amazing that I dare not tell outsiders.”

"Second Uncle Fan, don't think you can make money by playing with stones, but you are still far behind your son. He told me that next time he will go to Ceylon to transport agarwood and sapphires. This kid is addicted to the timber business."

As everyone was talking, three young men came in from outside, the first two were eighteen or nineteen years old, one was Zhu Qi, the seventh grandson of Zhu Yuanfeng, and the other was a son of the Fan family, Lu Min, the son of Fan Tieniu.

Zhu Qi looks very handsome, with fair skin, he looks like a girl, but Lu Min's skin is like his father Fan Tieniu's skin, which is thicker and darker, but they are scholars after all, and both of them are gentle and gentle.

Zhu Qi and Lu Min were the same age, they were classmates and good friends in Taixue, and they went back to their hometown to take the imperial examination together, and both of them passed the imperial examination.

Followed by a five or six-year-old kid, but it is Fan Tiege's grandson, Fan Guangming, who was born in Kunzhou by Mingli. together.

Fan Mingli also married a wife. She was the youngest daughter of Li Yao, a wealthy family in Quanzhou. She was thinner and darker. Fan Tiege and his wife didn't like her very much. In contrast, they still liked the filial and obedient Fan Li.

Zhu Qi and Lu Min knelt down and kowtowed when they entered, "Give grandfather a hundred years, and give New Year greetings to second uncle!"

Fan Ning is their elder brother, so it's not easy to kneel down, but Fan Guangming knelt down and kowtowed in front of Fan Ning, making Fan Ning laugh, and took out a five taels of gold from his bosom and handed it to him, "That's it!" Uncle Three gave it to you, accept it!"

Fan Tiege quickly said: "A Ning, just give a handful of copper coins, he still doesn't understand."

Fan Ning ignored his second uncle, and said to Fan Guangming, "Take it to your mother, and ask her to take you to buy candy."

Fan Guangming was very smart. He realized that what Sanbo gave him must be a good thing. He was afraid that his grandfather would not let him accept it, so he turned around and ran away.

Everyone laughed together. At this time, Zhu Qi and Lu Min saluted Fan Ning again, but Fan Ning didn't give them any presents, and asked, "How is the preparation for the provincial exam in March?"

"We are still doing our best to prepare for the exam, and we will take a little rest these two days."

Fan Ning nodded, "It's right to take a little rest, do you plan to go out for a walk?"

"Yes, tomorrow the two of us plan to go to the south of the city to enjoy the winter snow on Baigang."

Baigang winter snow is a famous scene in the capital, famous for enjoying the snow, Fan Ning said with a smile: "Take A Duo with you tomorrow, and I will let Zhu Ying go with you, have a good day."

Fan Ning's eyes were so sharp. After he finished talking and brought Hoduo with him, he observed the expressions of the two of them. Lu Min showed a bitter look, and he didn't want to bring his cousin, but Zhu Qi's eyes flashed with joy.

It seems that Zhu Qi really likes his sister a little bit.

After the two retreated, Zhu Yuanfeng stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that the little master is not good enough for Ah Duo!"

Zhu Pei had already mentioned this matter to Zhu Jie before, so of course Zhu Yuanfeng also knew about it.

Fan Tiege was stunned, "Ah Ning, do you want to match A Duo to Xiao Qilang?"

Fan Ning said indifferently: "I'm not trying to match them up. If they have a good impression of each other, then I will help them. As for who is worthy of whom, third grandfather don't mention it again."

Of course Zhu Yuanfeng would like to marry Fan Ning again, he said with a smile: "Xiao Qi is a nerd, he likes to hide in the study and read books since he was a child."

Fan Ning said with a smile: "My younger sister is the same, she is addicted to books, so I think they are a good match."

Fan Tiege smiled and said, "Since both of you are interested, I will be the matchmaker."

Fan Ning pondered for a while and said, "Sister is still young after all, so wait another two years!"

"If you don't get engaged first, it doesn't matter if you get married later."

Fan Ning thought for a while and smiled, "That's fine. I'll discuss it with my mother later, and then ask for her own opinion. If she doesn't object, the marriage can be settled in advance."

On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Ah Duo went out excitedly early in the morning, and followed Lu Min and Zhu Qi to enjoy the snow in the south of the city. Fan Zhener cried and wanted to go with her aunt. This time, Fan Ning failed to meet her daughter's request for the first time.

Ado is fully nine years younger than her elder brother, and she will be 17 years old after the new year. Ado is her baby name, her official name is Fan Jing, her brother is called Fan Ning, of course her name is Fan Jing, a bit like her nephew Fan Jing homonym, but the problem is not big, the pronunciation is more careful, basically there will be no confusion.

At dusk, Ado was sent back to the mansion by Zhu Qi. She was holding a lot of gadgets in her hand, such as birds made of thin bamboo strips, figurines made of mud, and wooden ones that could blow whistles. Gadgets for niece.

But Zhu Pei came to sister-in-law's room, the door was not closed, and through the gap, she saw that A Duo was hiding something behind the bookshelf, and Zhu Pei could see clearly that it was a jade pendant.

Zhu Pei was taken aback. Have the two reached the point of exchanging love tokens?

Zhu Pei knows his sister-in-law very well, she is a very honest girl, at most she gets angry with her mother, and keeps everything in her heart, Zhu Qi is similar, only a little better than her, but she is also a nerd, and even now They don't even know how to tea, but they don't know who took the initiative first, probably Zhu Qi, how could Hoduo have the courage to express himself?Since Lu Min didn't send Ah Duo back today, he knew something must have happened to them today.

After thinking for a while, Jupe coughed lightly, and Ado sat down quickly in fright, and picked up a book.

Zhu Pei opened the door a crack, poked his head in and said with a smile, "I didn't affect you, did I?"

"I have nothing to do, sister-in-law, come in!"

A Duo hurriedly let his sister-in-law in and poured tea for her again. Zhu Pei smiled and asked, "Have fun today!"

A Duo nodded redly, "Winter Snow on Baigang is really beautiful and spectacular, but there are too many people, and there are people at the foot of the mountain."

"That's for sure. Many people in the capital have gone to see the snow."

Zhu Pei laughed again and said, "Your elder brother is very worried, afraid that something will happen to you. I heard that there are many little scoundrels. After all, those two are frail scholars. They can't compete with others, they can't rob them, and they can't beat them in fights."

"There are indeed quite a few rascals, but with Brother Ying here, he is so fierce, and with him following me, those rascals dare not approach."

"You weren't with them both?"

A Duo shook his head hastily, "The three of us have been together all the time, Brother Ying followed me, anyway, no rascal would dare to provoke me."

"Those two didn't leave you aside!"

"No! Ah Qi even ran to buy me candied haws."

"You call him Ah Qi?" Zhu Pei asked with a smile.

Ah Duo blushed suddenly, and after a while he said, "I've always called him Ah Qi, is this title... inappropriate?"

"There is nothing wrong with it, you can just say it, we have always called him little master, you don't know it!"

"Master?"

There was a sly smile in A Duo's eyes, why didn't the brat say anything?Next time I'll call him Mrs.

Zhu Pei has been testing A Duo, but she never mentioned Lu Min from the beginning to the end, and A Duo didn't think of Lu Min at all, which shows that Zhu Qi is the only one in her heart when the three of them travel together.

While Zhu Pei was chatting with A Duo, Fan Ning was also asking Zhu Ying how his sister was doing today.

Zhu Ying said frankly to Fan Ning: "Lu Shaolang was a little angry today. When he came back, he left alone. It was Zhu Shaolang who accompanied Ah Duo back home."

"The two of them in a carriage?"

Zhu Ying shook his head, "Zhu Shaolang rides a horse, only A Duo rides in the carriage alone, but the windows are all open, A Duo talks to Zhu Shao Lang all the way."

"say what?"

"It seems to be talking about Tang poetry. The two of them talked very deeply. When Zhu Shaolang entered the city, he almost fell off the moat."

Fan Ning smiled and asked again: "Why is Lu Min angry?"

"Zhu Shaolang went to buy candied haws, but he only bought two. He didn't buy them for Lu Shaolang. This was the first time. When he went up the mountain, Zhu Shaolang took good care of Ah Duo and ignored Lu Shaolang. As a result, Lu Shaolang fell and rolled down more than ten Husband.

Seeing that he was not injured, Zhu Shaolang no longer cared about him, which made Lu Shaolang very angry and wanted to take Ah Duo back to the city, but Ah Duo refused, so the two quarreled, and then Zhu Shaolang said a few words for Ah Duo, Lu Shaolang was furious After that, he went back to the city by himself. "

"And then?" Fanning asked again with a smile.

Zhu Ying scratched her head, "Then I feel that I am a bit redundant."

Fan Ning laughed loudly, "Do you think they are a bit concubine-loving?"

"It seems to be a little bit, but that Zhu Shaolang is a bit dull, I don't think he is worthy of Hoduo."

Fan Ning nodded and said, "Do they have any agreement?"

"It seems that Ah Duo said that he would go to the temple to offer incense to his father the day after tomorrow, and Zhu Shaolang wanted to accompany her. Their voices were very low, and I didn't hear them after that. By the way, Zhu Shaolang will send a batch of books to Ah Duo tomorrow."

Fan Ning smiled lightly, this matter cannot be rushed, we have to take another look.

The father is gone, he is the eldest brother as the father.

(End of this chapter)